AlphaDogFight

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Fighter pilot in action
AlphaDogFight

Phantom Menace: Fighter pilot trains against augmented reality jet.

A fighter pilot battled a true-to-life virtual enemy in midair. In the skies over southern California, an airman pitted his dogfighting skills against an AI-controlled opponent that was projected onto his augmented-reality visor.
Sequence of an autonomous fighter pilot
AlphaDogFight

AI Versus Ace: An AI fighter pilot beat a human ace in a virtual dogfight.

An autonomous fighter pilot shot down a human aerial ace in virtual combat. Built by defense contractor Heron Systems, the system also defeated automated rivals from seven other companies to win the AlphaDogfight trial.

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